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8 Windmill Court

A Grade II Listed Building in Aberystwyth, Ceredigion

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.4152 / 52°24'54"N

Longitude: -4.0861 / 4°5'9"W

OS Eastings: 258219

OS Northings: 281739

OS Grid: SN582817

Mapcode National: GBR 8R.NYCB

Mapcode Global: VH4FC.4K6B

Plus Code: 9C4QCW87+3H

Entry Name: 8 Windmill Court

Listing Date: 24 November 1987

Last Amended: 7 May 1992

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 10745

Building Class: Domestic

ID on this website: 300010745

Location: Reached by a narrow passage off Eastgate beside the Downie Vaults PH; No 9 has been demolished. Narrow paved forecourt.

County: Ceredigion

Community: Aberystwyth

Community: Aberystwyth

Built-Up Area: Aberystwyth

Traditional County: Cardiganshire

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History

Probably early C19 courtyard group of simple workers housing. Windmill Court is named after a short sailed windmill on the site; it was closed ca 1740 and demolished in 1860. Aberystwyth has several courtyards of this kind - at least four lead off this street.

Exterior

Rubble built 2-storey terrace beginning at the right with No 4. 1-window frontages to the reflected pairs of Nos 4 & 5 and 6 & 7 and 2-window front to the larger No 8 which is set back at left end; No 4 is whitewashed. Slate roofs and rubble chimney stacks, that to the left has damaged cornice. Casement windows and boarded doors; voussoir lintels to ground floor openings; central door to No 8. Rubble gable ends and rear with further casements.

Reasons for Listing

Listed for its special interest as a rare, well preserved example of this type of housing and as the best remaining courtyard in Aberystwyth.

Group value with listed items in Eastgate.

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